Styris to captain the New Zealand Sixes team

New Zealand Cricket today announced the squad to take part in the annual Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament at Kowloon Cricket Club.

The event starts on Saturday November 6 with the final played on the afternoon of Sunday November 7.

Scott Styris will lead the side after successfully recovering from a partial stress fracture that saw him miss the recent tour of Bangladesh.

Scott Styris (c) – Northern Knights

Daryl Tuffey – Auckland Aces

Nathan McCullum – Otago Volts

Carl Frauenstein – Canterbury Wizards

Logan van Beek - Canterbury Wizards

Harry Boam – Wellington Firebirds

Kieran Noema-Barnett – Central Stags

Manager Steve Wilkins said: “It’s a really competitive side with a good mix of seasoned campaigners and youthful talent. 

“Internationals Scott Styris, Daryl Tuffey and Nathan McCullum form the core of the team with experienced domestic players Carl Frauenstein and Kieran Noema-Barnett sure to impress.

“The squad also contains two players who represented New Zealand at last year’s Under 19 World Cup in Logan van Beek and Harry Boam who both have exciting futures.”

“We will be going there to win but it also provides a decent development opportunity for the younger guys who get to play against and with more experienced cricketers.”

New Zealand will compete in the preliminary Sobers Group along with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India while the other pool, the Bradman group, contains England, Hong Kong, Australia and defending champions South Africa